1. There are freeUSPS boxes that you can get by either calling the home office and asking for them or by going online at USPS.com and ordering a limited amount. Don't expect them to come right quick. They will come in 5 to 7 days. If you order by phone you can order more than the limited quantity online. At your local Post Office you may be able to get some free packing tape if you ask. I've heard this works for some.

2. Newcomers: You can often find people that just moved into the area and leave their boxes for you for free.

3. Another way to get that special box is to make your own. I just took a small box and opened it up. I spread it on a great condition cardboard piece and penned around it and cut with a box cutter making sure to have a hard surface underneath; I used my sewing board under it.

4. Supermarkets and big box stores have boxes that they offer at a certain time of day or if you talk to a certain person so just ask and see what you can find.

5. Then there are poly bags that you can order online through Ebay or Amazon or any Shipping supplies store. What I have been doing is making my own for now since we have just started. I take a nice thick trash bag and cut it to size and then take my hair straightener and put it on the coolest setting and run it along three sides of the perimeter quickly or it will melt too much.

6. The Dollar Stores often have the manila colored mailers that you can find for a reasonable price.

7. Save the boxes and shipping supplies like paper and packing peanuts that you get from ordering things online or even from buying things at the store. Friend may even decide to pass you thier boxes and shipping supplies if you let them know that you are recycling that way.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Last week I started my new business. Yeah! I am so excited but it is taking a lot of work for me to learn all that I need to know to succeed. Especially since I haven't sent but a handful of letters since I got married about 14 years ago. It just hasn't been in the budget.

I know that's sad. That doesn't mean I haven't written to several people online and made some really cute letters with nice backgrounds. I do that all the time. Anyway, I have had to learn a bunch about how to ship things inexpensively and where to find supplies for shipping and how to spot a good treasure. I have also been learning about how to take a good eBay picture and getting that right is a challenge in itself. There is so much to learn that I could be at it forever and probably never learn it all. It's fun though, I am enjoying it for the most part.

I will try to keep you updated on how we do. I have a feeling this is going to take quiet a while to get going full swing because of the time it takes for sales to be available in your bank account. If you are doing this as a business and have any sage advice for this newbie please leave me some comments I would love to hear from you. If you would like to learn how to have a business like the one we are starting, please comment on that as well.

If you would like to check out my Ebay items check here: jenifer7jenifer (paste in search bar on ebay)

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Disclaimer: This is not to be used as medical advice only information. For medical advice consult your health professional.

Here goes! I have finally come up with my tolerance level of Liposomol Vitamin C. It was right at 6 grams like most other people. I could probably get down one more gram but since I have read that the tolerance of most folks is 6 grams I will just stay there and see what my results will be. I wanted you to know this because any more than this and you are risking a case of gastrointestinal upset.

I do not make it the conventional way with sunflower lecithin because I wanted to cut down on any extra costs in our budget so I went with he lecithin that I had available from my chickens. Egg yolk has a lecithin that I have coming to me daily.

2. With your stick blender or what ever you have blend the egg yolk and vitamin c powder for about one minute.

3. Then mix this with your juice and honey.

4. Drink this down holding your breath and keeping your jug of juice handy so you can chug a little juice after because it has a very bad eggy aftertaste. Some people will not need to hold your nose and if you concentrate on the vitamin c taste it won't bother you at all that the egg taste is there.Do your research to see if Vitamin C is for you!
That's it. That's how I do it for now. Who knows I may break down and buy the powdered kind and the sunflower lecithin in liquid form that would work easy too. Here is a video on that process.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Today for cleaning their rooms the kids got to have a fun water park day.

Homemade Water Sprinkler: First we made our own fun water sprinkler out of an old vinegar bottle and some duct tape. Later we added a small strip of plastic that we had around the yard for the slippery factor.

Water shakers/pourers: Then we took some old plastic containers that creamer comes in (My Mom saves for us) and made some water shaking fun! Need I say there was a whole lot of shaking going on. Plus when that got old they decided to take the lids off and pour the water on. The zildren know how to have fun, at the least the younger ones do. The older more sophisticated ones decided to walk to the library. They don't like it when their feathers get wet. They don't know what they were missing.

Tomorrow we want to do some more fun things so be sure to check in and see what we have thought up! We are all about good CLEAN fun, well at least watery.

I have been researching Liposomal Vitamin C because I would like to benefit from getting more vitamin C in my system. I am working on a daily drink that will work good for my regimen and will soon have the kinks worked out. I have been conferring with a man I met online through his videos on natural health and have really enjoyed his input.

2. Form into thin patties with your bare hands, or any other way you can get it done. If you don't like gooey texture then wearing gloves would be in order.

3. Fry on griddle for 7 to 10 minutes on one side then flip and continue the same on the other side.

4. After both sides are fried remove to a baking sheet and sprinkle the other 1/2 c. of the cheese on the top of the patties to melt. Turn the oven on warm and leave in the oven until the cheese melts.

5. Dress your burger with anything you like on other types of burgers.

Note: do not add any salty seasonings because spam is already salty.

Dressing Suggestions:
avocado
cilantro
pineapple slices

These are really great family favorites. Let me know how yours turns out!

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Someone gifted us some great nopales packages and we have really enjoyed them. Add some eggs and you have a great breakfast or brunch. Did you know that Nopal or Prickly Pear Cactus is good for normalizing blood sugar. When you cook it it is kind of like cooking a okra a little slimy but doesn't taste like okra. Try it you may like it!

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Things have been tight with several trips to the E.R. and prescriptions to fill. This is a recipe for when you don't have much but you are making what you do have appealing to the masses or to the zildren in our case. I admit I am not a spam lover but I am adventurous so I have taste tested this and it really does taste great! I was pleasantly surprised. Isn't it great when the Lord cooks with you and shows you just what to combine for a pleasant meal.

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